Unit II

The two most important composers of the baroque era were George Frederich Haendel and:

• Call Philipe Emanuel Bach

• Johann Christian Bach

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

The two most important keyboard instruments in the baroque era were:

• Piano

• Organ

• Clavichord

• Harpsichord

Bach spent most of his professional life in:

• Venice

• Leipzig

• Arnstadt

• Eisenach

Vivaldi was a virtuoso on which instrument?

• Harpsichord

• Organ

• Violin

• Piano

The portion of the opera that features the plot:

• Aria

• Chorus

• Recitative

• Ouverture

The text of the opera is called:

• Libretto

• Script

• Text

• Subtitles

The main theme of the fugue is called:

• Stretto

• Inversion

• Retrograde

• Subject

In the Renaissance, Michael Praetorius collected a collection of dances called:

• The Suite

• The Terpsichore

• Opera

• Oratorio

Most important musicians of the medieval period were:

• Women

• Priests

• Troubadours

• Traveling minstrels

In the medieval period, the official music of the Catholic Church was:

• Suite

• Fugue

• Gregorian Chant

• Madrigals